NYFW: CND Film-Reel, Kodak Nails at Opening Ceremony F/W15

Longtime friend of Opening Ceremony and film director Spike Jonze was a large source of inspiration for Opening Ceremony's F/W15 collection and the nail art designed by CND.

The show was at art gallery Cheim & Read in NYC and paid tribute to Jonze's prolific photography, highlighting 35-millimeter film through collage formats and contact sheets while honoring the Kodak brand.

CND created two linear nail designs that featured Kodak's signature color palette and a third look that paid tribute to one of Jonze's photographs.

"We were completely captivated by Opening Ceremony's creative vision for this collection," says CND Co-founder and Style Director Jan Arnold. "Their colors and concepts tied in perfectly with CND's fall 2015 trend story, which celebrates an unexpected clash between gritty street elements and refined details for an intriguing combination of glamour and grunge."

The nails were a collaborative effort between the CND design lab team, Opening Ceremony and its design consultant, celebrity nail artist Naomi Yasuda. Vinylux Weekly Polish was used to create the Kodak-colored nails, and a decoupage technique was used to lay Jonze's black-and-white photography on the nail.

"The nails that CND designed for us this season in collaboration with Naomi Yasuda were a seamless interpretation of our designs onto the models' fingertips," says Opening Ceremony Founder Humberto Leon. "We really wanted this collection to honor Spike's photography and the technology behind it, and it was exciting to see the art come to life on the nails to complete the story."

This collection is a celebration of diversity and genderless people. With the hair, stylist Laurent Philipon embraced each model’s individual style and then created each of the hair looks based on their ‘natural state of being'.

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"For me, the hair look was about letting go of perceived standards of beauty and instead, focusing on the beauty of the individual," says Gareth Bromell, Evo Hair Global Ambassador. "To celebrate the diversity of the individuals, i enhanced each model’s natural hair to allow their natural texture to shine. a simple look, providing a natural nod to all that comes from this earth."

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